The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) will be presenting a national Creole (Konsèy) language engagement session. Konsèy stands for Haitian Creole and the session will take place on Wednesday, January 29, 2014, from 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. (EST). This free session is an opportunity for Creole speakers to engage with USCIS officials using their native language.
The Konsèy session will include the following:
– USCIS agency updates;
Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times were released with processing dates as of 1/1/14.
If you filed an appeal, please review the link below to determine the applicable processing time associated with your particular case.
Processing Time reports for all of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Service Centers were released on 12/19/13 with processing dates as of 10/31/13.
If you filed a petition with one of the Service Centers, please review the links below to determine the applicable processing time associated with your particular case.
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Question #1 – Employment Based Immigration – Green Card
How long before my H-1B visa ends should I apply for EB-2 Green Card category? Can I apply in the 5th or the 6th year of my H1B?
INFOPASS availability will be limited for the first half of January, 2014 for both USCIS’s Washington and Baltimore field offices. The Washington Field Office (WAS) will be installing a software upgrade and the Baltimore Field Office (BAL) will be moving to a new location in Baltimore, MD.
Washington Field Office*
At WAS, there will be no appointments available January 6 or 8, and curtailed appointment allotments, ranging from 36 to 75 per day, available January 2, 3, 7, and 9. (Note that the first Wednesday of each month is a WAS training day, such that January 8 would not have had INFOPASS appointments allotted in any event.) Beginning January 10, WAS will maintain allotments of 100 INFOPASS appointments per day.
Administrative Appeals Office (AAO) Processing Times were released with processing dates as of 11/1/13.
If you filed an appeal, please review the link below to determine the applicable processing time associated with your particular case.
We wanted to find a new way to engage our reader base. Every other Friday, we will post the ten (10) best/most frequently asked questions received during the week from our h1bvisalawyerblog, Facebook, and Twitter readers. We will answer those questions and provide the Q&A on our H-1B Visa Lawyer Blog.
If you have a burning question, are seeking assistance with a difficult immigration related case, wish to discuss your views on Comprehensive Immigration Reform, DREAMers, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, priority dates, the monthly visa bulletin, adjustment applications, etc., please contact us by submitting your question/comment/viewpoint in our comment box provided on our H-1B Visa Lawyer Blog.
Our next “Q & A Forum” will take place this Friday, December 20, 2013. Act now and submit your questions!
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) released a News Alert (12/11/13) stating that the statutory maximum of 10,000 U nonimmigrant petitions (U Visas) for FY2014 has been reached. This is the 5th year in a row that this maximum cap has been reached before the end of the fiscal year. USCIS will continue to accept U visa petitions! USCIS will process them in the order received at the beginning of FY2015, which starts October 1, 2014, at that point the U Visa cap of 10,000 will open again.
The U nonimmigrant status (U Visa) is set aside for victims of crimes who have suffered substantial mental or physical abuse and are willing to assist law enforcement and government officials in the investigation or prosecution of the criminal activity. Note that a U-Visa petition requires certification of assistance from law enforcement.
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MVP Law Group, P.A. makes available the information and materials in this forum for informational purposes only. The information is general in nature and does not constitute legal advice or any contractual obligations. Further, the use of this site, and the sending or receipt of this information, does not create an attorney-client relationship between us. Therefore, your communication with us through this forum will not be considered as privileged or confidential.
Question #1 – H-1B Nonimmigrant Visa
One year ago I employed someone on HIB 3yr visa. I just found out today that he has applied for a similar job in Australia. What recourse do I have?
The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) will be presenting a national Spanish language Enlace session. ENLACE stands for ENgaging LAtino Communities for Education and it will take place on Wednesday, December 11, 2013, from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm (EST).
The Enlace session will include the following:
– USCIS agency updates;
H1B Visa Lawyer Blog